Green sea turtle: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the green sea turtle lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Chelonia mydas
Group	Turtles & tortoises
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America
Class	Reptile
Order	Testudines
Family	Cheloniidae

Where does the green sea turtle live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the green sea turtle in 18 countries and territories across Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America. Wikidata gives its range as: Brazil, Maracanã.

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the green sea turtle endangered?

The green sea turtle’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the green sea turtle?

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) is a reptile in the order Testudines and the family Cheloniidae, genus Chelonia. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the green sea turtle

The green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas), also known as the green turtle, black sea turtle, and Pacific green turtle, is a species of large sea turtle of the family Cheloniidae. It is the only species in the genus Chelonia. Its range extends throughout tropical and subtropical seas around the world, with two distinct populations in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, but it is also found in the Indian Ocean. The common name refers to the usually green fat found beneath its carapace, due to its diet strictly being seagrass, not to the color of its carapace, which is olive to black.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Green sea turtle (revision 1380412424), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q199458 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).